The department of Meteorology at Qatar Aeronautical College is recognized as the Regional Training Centre of WMO for the RA-II region from April2011.

It is also a recognised Meteorological training centre by GCC Countries which runs WMO approved courses in Meteorology. The centre has designed training courses that are based on WMO syllabi leading to a Higher National Diploma in Meteorology. The RTC equips students with the required knowledge and skills to perform various functions at Meteorological stations including weather observations and Forecasting.

The centre equips with new state of the art forecasting simulator and visual Weather System which provides a dedicated environment for learning and practicing weather forecasting. An operational forecasting system (Synergie) works on real-time data with satellite imagery and archived data in different configurations (general, aeronautical and marine). The Centre also has an automatic weather station, laboratories and instruments which support the training.

The two and a half year Higher National Diploma course is built into a program that is aimed at providing students with classroom and practical environment. The course covers in depth subjects such as: Physical met, Met instruments, Plotting and analysis of weather maps, Met Data Processing, Flight Briefing, Numerical Weather Prediction, Aviation Met, Dynamic Met, Tropical Met, Satellite Met, Marine Met, Synoptic Met, General Met, Oceanography and Weather Analysis and Forecasting. Applicants for Meteorological studies must have a strong foundation in Mathematics and Physics which are also part of the curriculum.

The department have an MOU with Reading University, UK. The successful candidates in BIP-MT (SL) can obtain B.S degree in Meteorology with an additional one year study at UK.

Faculty

The department have a faculty of well experienced professional Meteorologists from National Met. Services / Universities with more than 25 years of expertise in the field and possess Masters and doctorate in the field of Meteorology.

Facilities

Well-equipped class rooms

Computer Lab

Surface Synoptic Observation Station

Library

Automatic Weather Monitoring Station

Satellite Imagery Analysis Labs

Weather Forecasting Simulator (Synergie) System Lab

Hostel and Cafeteria facilities in the campus

Wi-Fi facility in the campus.

Training Program for RTC-WMO RAII (2015-2018)

The College

College Facilities
Qatar Aeronautical College is located on a purpose-built campus in Ras Abu Aboud, directly behind Doha International Airport. The main building includes administration....Read more